Case | HBS Case Collection | September 1992

Star Cablevision Group (A): Harvesting in a Bull Market

by William A. Sahlman

Abstract

First case in a series of six cases that follow the experience of a cable television company as it adjusts to the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the stock market in the late 1980s. In this case Don Jones, the company's founder and owner, sees the rise in public cable television company values as an opportunity to consolidate a degree of personal wealth. Concludes with Jones considering a range of harvesting strategies.

Keywords: Behavioral Finance; Financial Markets; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; SWOT Analysis; Wealth; Business Cycles; Entertainment and Recreation Industry;

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Citation:

Sahlman, William A. "Star Cablevision Group (A): Harvesting in a Bull Market." Harvard Business School Case 293-036, September 1992.

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    Star Cablevision Group (D): Financial Crisis and Managing Constituencies

    William A. Sahlman

    Fourth case in a series of six cases. This case describes the company as it reaches financial crisis and manages constituencies.

    Keywords: Business Ventures; Finance; Management; Crisis Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry;

    Citation:

    Sahlman, William A. "Star Cablevision Group (D): Financial Crisis and Managing Constituencies." Harvard Business School Case 293-039, September 1992.  View Details
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Baker Foundation Professor, Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Entrepreneurial Management

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